EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a column from a dozen years ago. At the time, R.C. Buford’s path to become the Spurs’ general manager was improbable. Or, it was another step in becoming the 2014 NBA executive …

Details from Mexico City are still sketchy, but here’s a report from Jeff McDonald of the Express-News: “The NBA was tweeting ‘tip has been delayed’ at the precise moment the Spurs buses were leaving …

There was a time when the World Series captivated the nation. There was also a time when anything involving the Spurs didn’t. So welcome to a new reality that not even David Stern could have imagined. …